Chemical and gamma-ray mutagenesis of the white gene in Aedes aegypti

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-125

  Wendell, M D ^a   Wilson, Thomas G ^a   Higgs, S ^a   Black IV, W C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Ethyl methanesulphonate; Gamma ray; Mutagenesis; W locus

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; INSECT; IRRADIATION; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MOSAICISM; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; PHENOTYPE; TRANSPOSON; WHITE GENE; WILD RELATIVE;

AEDES; ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; ETHYL METHANESULFONATE; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; GENES, INSECT; MALE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENS; PIGMENTATION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; INSECTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034175764     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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